Chanel CC Jumbo Flap Top Handle Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel CC mademoiselle Jumbo black front flap top handle bag. Features black lambskin
Chanel CC Jumbo Flap Top Handle Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel CC mademoiselle Jumbo black front flap top handle bag. Features black lambskin
Chanel Jumbo Black 12 inch Patent Mademoiselle 2.55 Classic Bag
By Chanel
Located in Singapore, SG
This piece comes complete with original Chanel box, dust bag and authenticity card. Patent leather
Unavailable
H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 3.15 in
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Mademoiselle Chain Shoulder Bag Red Caviar Skin
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Mademoiselle Chain Shoulder Bag Red Caviar Skin Additional information
Chanel 1990 Vintage Black Caviar Mademoiselle Jumbo Kelly Bag 24k GHW 68785
By Chanel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Store item: 68785 This Chanel 1990 Vintage Black Caviar Mademoiselle Jumbo Kelly Bag 24k GHW is
Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo is an elegant, classic bag that
Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo is an elegant, classic bag that
Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Mademoiselle Top Flap Quilted Caviar Jumbo is an elegant, classic bag that
Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo, crafted from pink quilted lambskin
Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Width 12", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin
Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Drop 11", Height 8", Width 12", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Mademoiselle Chic Flap
Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Drop 11", Height 7.5", Width 12", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Mademoiselle Chic
Chanel Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Mademoiselle Chic Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Jumbo Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo is an elegant addition
Chanel Mademoiselle Flap Shoulder Bag Vertical Quilt Lambskin Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Mademoiselle Flap Shoulder Bag Vertical Quilt Lambskin Jumbo is a luxurious
Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Chanel Model: Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo Exterior
Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo Exterior Material: Wool Exterior Color: Gray Interior Material: Fabric
Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo Exterior Material: Wool
Chanel Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap Bag Quilted Wool Jumbo
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 9", Width 12", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Chocolate Bar Mademoiselle Flap
Chanel 1998 Jumbo Millennium Ivory Reissue Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Atlanta, GA
!! This Chanel Reissue Mademoiselle Jumbo Bag from the Millennium Collection has the rare Chanel
CHANEL Ivory Caviar Mademoiselle Jumbo Pocket Bag.
By Chanel
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Offered for sale is this lovely CHANEL Mademoiselle Jumbo Pocket Bag in ivory caviar leather and
$25,196Sale Price|30% Off
H 6 in D 2 in L 7.5 in
Chanel Brown Alligator Octagon Cross Body Flap Bag with Gold Hardware, 1989.
By Chanel
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chanel Brown Alligator Octagon Cross Body Flap Bag with Gold Hardware, 1989. Exceptional and rare, this highly sought after piece of Chanel history was produced between 1989 - 1990 b...
Hermes LG Vintage Brown Croc Doctor Bag
By Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hermes rare and collectible large doctor’s bag in brown shiny croc, lined in brown leather and caramel velvet, gold tone hardware. Dates back to the 50s , pre date stamp. Handle drop...
Hermes Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Do not miss out on this rare Hermès Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline—an extraordinary and rare piece that epitomizes luxury, craftsmanship, and timeless elegance. The generous 50...
$12,920
H 12 in W 16 in D 3 in
Chanel 2004 Rare Vintage Bible Book CC Limited Edition Minaudière Clutch Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 2004 Rare Vintage Bible Book CC Limited Edition Minaudière Clutch Bag Year: Fall 2004 Gold accent Black suede book motif Diamond quilted Signature CC patch Tassel detail In...
Hermes Kelly 35 Malachite Shiny Crocodile Porosus Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the epitome of luxury and sophistication, the Hermes Kelly 35 Malachite Shiny Crocodile Porosus Gold Hardware handbag. Crafted in 2018, this iconic handbag is a testament...
$33,504Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in W 3.08 in L 9.26 in
Exceptional Hermès Passe Guide Bag Shiny Ebene Porosus Crocodile Ghw RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
There's the Kelly, the Birkin, the Constance, and the PASSE-GUIDE Bag ...! To me, the most beautiful Purse Ever! Here is a rare opportunity to get an exceptional Authentic Hermès P...
$3,225Sale Price|50% Off
H 14 in D 7 in L 22 in
Vintage Rare Chanel Plush Terry Cloth Maxi Weekender Travel Beach Shopper Tote
By Chanel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The ultimate in handbag making luxury craftsmanship. The Iconic House of Chanel always provides us with timeless and classic pieces. The rare bag takes timeless creation to a new lev...
Lady Dior Mini 2018 Embroidered White Calfskin Leather Gold Beads Crossbody Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Limimted Edition 2018 Dior CONDITION: VERY GOOD This preloved handbag is in very good condition with light signs of wear. There may be some scratches to the hardware, light scuffs...
HERMES Malachite green Togo leather BIRKIN 30 Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès Birkin 30 bag is crafted from stunning jewel-toned Malachite green Veau Togo leather, paired beautifully with gold-plated hardware. The rich green hue evok...
Hermes Limited Edition Mini Kelly 20 Sellier Beton Matte Alligator Bag Gold Hard
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a Limited Edition Hermes Kelly 20 Sellier bag featured in Beton Matte Alligator. This mini Kelly bag is light gray with bone undertone (beton + concrete), and the n...
HERMES Grenat red Epsom leather BIRKIN 30 Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès 'Birkin 30' bag in Rouge Grenat (dark red) Veau Epsom leather with palladium hardware. Lined in Chevre (goat skin) with an open pocket against the front and a z...
Chanel Teal Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
- Circa 2016/17 - Teal - Exotic leather (Alligator) - Silver-tone hardware - Leather and chain-link shoulder strap - Front flap closure - Signature interlocking CC turn-lock fastenin...
Rare GUCCI Iconic Golden GG Monogram Beaded Bag Purse with Bamboo Handles
By Gucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
A limited edition bag by Gucci From the early 2000s years A signature piece in the famous GG Monogram Beautiful beaded Gucci bag in golden color Gucci Bamboo design handles and closu...
Chanel Shiny Alligator Medium Double Flap bag with gold hardware
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
VERY RARE SHINY RED ALLIGATOR MEDIUM CLASSIC DOUBLE FLAP WITH GOLD HARDWARE. Comes with dust bag, camellia flower,two certificate of authenticity ,booklet and the box. Bag is in gre...
Hermes Kelly Cut Braise Crocodile Clutch Bag Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a limited edition Hermes Kelly Cut bag featured in vivid Braise Niloticus Crocodile. This exquisite lipstick red Hermes clutch is perfect day to evening. Lush with...
Hermes Diamond Birkin 35 Bag Miel Porosus Crocodile Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an exceptional limited edition Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Porosus Crocodile bag featured in honeyed Miel. Exquisite and rare color, this Hermes Birkin bag with 18K Ye...
In the years following the opening of her modest millinery shop, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel became a pivotal designer of both fashionable casual wear and Paris haute couture as well as an icon and arbiter of 20th-century style with her bob haircut and pearls. Today vintage Chanel handbags, jackets and evening dresses are among the most sought-after clothing and accessories for fashion lovers all over the world.
The first Chanel shop was established in 1910 in Paris on rue Cambon by the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971), who had picked up the nickname “Coco” while working as a club singer. The boutique drew the attention of the Parisian fashion elite who popularized her wide-brimmed Chanel Modes hats. Soon she added a sportswear store in the Normandy resort town of Deauville, where Coco set the tone for her defining sense of style — traditionally masculine garments reimagined for feminine shapes, made from simple jersey fabric.
Effortless and elegant, Chanel's designs promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by complicated layers of fabric and cumbersome corsets. She followed this success with a couture house, opened in 1915 in Biarritz.
But Chanel was not born into a life of glamour. Following the death of her mother, her father left her in an orphanage where she lived until the age of 18. It was there that she learned to sew as well as appreciate the classic pairing of black and white as worn by the nuns.
In 1926, Chanel introduced her first little black dress, reclaiming a color that had once been reserved for mourning and working-class women. That same decade, she debuted her perfume, Chanel No. 5, as well as the Chanel suit with a fitted skirt, inspired by the boxy lines of men’s clothing and employing a sporty tweed.
Chanel closed her fashion operations during World War II, then returned to the industry in 1954 to design for the functional needs of modern women.
Structure and wearability endured in all of Chanel’s clothing and accessories, like the quilted leather 2.55 handbag — a 1955 update of a 1920s-era design — with its gold-chain shoulder strap that freed up a woman’s hands. The 1957 two-tone slingback pumps had a practical heel height while offering a bold statement in the black tip of the shoes. Her collarless jacket reacted against the constricting styles of Christian Dior's New Look, replacing them with a design that was timeless, an instant classic.
After Coco Chanel died in 1971, the brand underwent several changes in leadership, including fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who took over as artistic director in 1983. His collections for Chanel displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. Lagerfeld revived Chanel ballet flats and thoroughly embraced the classic logo's interlocking CCs, which took the form of a clasp featured on so many of the rare Chanel bags that are much sought after today.
Vintage Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel dresses, coats and other clothing of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s riffed on its iconography, accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment. And as the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, vintage Chanel bags of the 1990s are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings.
Over the years, the company has continued to innovate, such as expanding into ready-to-wear fashion in 1978 and, in 2002, establishing a subsidiary company — Paraffection — dedicated to preserving the heritage skills of fashion artisan workshops. The House of Chanel still operates its flagship on rue Cambon in Paris, where it all began.
Browse vintage Chanel bags, evening dresses, shoes, jewelry and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.
Only Chanel could elevate humble materials like denim and wicker to icon-level status.
In the hands of Karl Lagerfeld, even running errands became a chic exercise.
From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
How do you tell if a Chanel purse is a knockoff or the real deal? We spoke with handbag experts Alexa Ridolfi and Gerry Gallagher about how to authenticate a Chanel bag. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.